Could Israel’s army have acted differently on the Gaza border? Experts disagree.
By Ben Sales (JTA) — What should an army do when tens of thousands of protesters mass on its border? When that happened on Gaza’s…
Opinion
Op-Ed: On Shavuot, remember that Ruth was a poor immigrant
By Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein EUGENE, Oregon (JTA) — A destitute widowed immigrant does what it takes to scrape by so she and her aging mother-in-law…
op/ed: Benjamin Netanyahu had a very, very good week
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) – On Sunday May 6, Benjamin Netanyahu began his week by meeting his Cypriote and Greek counterparts to finalize the commercial export to Europe…
op/ed: Why Israel is investing in Diaspora Jewish education
By Naftali Bennett JERUSALEM (JTA) — For decades, world Jewry helped Israel. Organizations gathered and sent funds to the feeble, small state; our Air Force…
Op-ed: Israeli and Diaspora Jews are siblings living in very different homes
By Avital Hochstein JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rabbi Donniel Hartman, who lives in Jerusalem yet works regularly in North America, likens Diaspora Jews to grown children who…